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teachers at your school or college

For more details onControlled Assessment visitwww.ccea.org.uk/construction

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and the BuiltEnvironment

CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTSTUDENT GUIDECONSTRUCTION ANDTHE BUILT ENVIRONMENTFor first teaching from September 2009For first award in Summer 2011

Controlled Assessment Student Guide forGCSE Construction and the Built Environment

What is Controlled Assessment?Controlled assessment is a new approach to internal assessment at GCSE. It has replaced coursework, which no longer exists at GCSE.

What is the percentage of Controlled Assessment inGCSE Construction and theBuilt Environment?The controlled assessment tasks are worth 60% of your total mark. You must complete two tasks in total.Unit 2: The Construction Craft Project is worth

30%.Unit 3: Computer Aided Design in

Construction is worth 30%.

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RememberAll the work you submit for assessment must be your own. You must not copy from someone else or allow another candidate to copy from you.You must acknowledge any material used that is not your own.

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How will my work be assessed?Your teacher will mark your work and we will moderate it.

What do I have to do?Unit 2

Produce a craft folder to show the stages of your production. Produce a craft product using one of the following themes: timber, brick, plaster or pipes.

Unit 3Produce a portfolio of work to show Computer Aided Design in Construction.

What knowledge and skillsare being assessed?Your ability to:

plan and carry out investigations;analyse and evaluate evidence;make reasoned judgements and present conclusions;present information clearly and accurately; andproduce a product that you have designed.

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